“We’re always going to keep the proggy elements alive – it’s part of the essence of Soen”: Lars Åhlund and Cody Lee Ford may have scaled down the “eight-minute songs with a million riffs”, but their adventurous guitar playing remains intact
The Swedish prog-metal stalwarts are full of surprises on new album Memorial, but just because there are hooks aplenty doesn't mean they have lost their taste for musical expansiveness
